abalone
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abalone
- /æb.əˈləʊ.ni/ UK
- /æb.əˈloʊ.ni/ US
- /ˈæb.əˌloʊ.ni/ US
- /ˈæbəlɒn/ Singapore
Rhymes with -əʊni
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From American Spanish abulón, from an indigenous language of the Monterey Bay area such as Rumsen/Southern Ohlone aūlun (“red abalone”)
noun abalones · avalone
- An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. After he had brought it close to the canoe, he looked down and saw that it was a great live abalone caught in the flesh. Its color shone out of the water. As it ascended it was so big that all the canoes seemed to come inside of it, and it shone in every one's face
- The meat of the aforementioned mollusc.
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noun edible univalve mollusc
| Español | oreja de mar, abulón, loco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전복 jeonbok |
| 日本語 | 鮑 awabi, アワビ awabi |
| 中文 | 鮑魚 /鲍鱼 bàoyú, 石決明 /石决明 shíjuémíng, 鰒魚 /鳆鱼 fùyú |
| हिन्दी | कर्णशुक्ति karṇaśukti |
| Português | haliote, abalone |
| Français | ormeau, haliotide |
| Deutsch | Abalone, Meerohr, Seeohr |
| Italiano | abalone, orecchia di mare |
| Ελληνικά | αυτί της θάλασσας aftí tis thálassas |
| Русский | абало́н abalón, галио́тис galiótis, морско́е у́шко morskóje úško |
| Tiếng Việt | bào ngư |
| العربية | أُذُن اَلْبَحْر ʔuḏun al-baḥr |
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